the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) was used to assess Jordanian university students’ health-promoting behaviors. The HPLP II was developed by Walker, Sechrist, and Pender [2]. The 52-item summated behavior rating scale employs a 4-point response format (never, sometimes, often, routinely) to measure the frequency of self-reported health-promoting behaviors in the domains of health responsibility,
physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations and stress management. An example of a
health responsibility item was “read or watch TV programs about improving health”; an example of a physical
activity item was “take part in light to moderate physical activity (such as sustained walking 30 - 40 minutes 5
or more times a week)”; an example of a nutrition item was “choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol”; an The results of T test analysis revealed that there were significant differences between males and females on
health responsibility and interpersonal relations subscales. The means for health responsibility and interpersonal
relations subscales were higher for females than males. Employed students had significantly lower means on
stress management subscale than unemployed students. Students from governmental universities had higher
means on spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management subscales than students from private
universities. Students from health faculties had higher means on health responsibility subscale but lower means
on stress management subscale than students from humanities or scientific faculties.